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[TripleSun]

Thought we might as well create a new thread to bring in the new year! Here is but a glimpse into the glorious PnC world of 2018:

Lamplight City - Grundislav Games (From the makers of such games as A Golden Wake and the Ben Jordan series) Release Date: Sep. 13th 2018

Unavowed - Wadjet Eye Games (From the makers of such games as Shardlight, The Shivah, Emerald City Confidential and the Blackwell series) Release Date: August 8th 2018

Whispers of a Machine - Clifftop & Faravid (From Clifftop Games - Kathy Rain / From Faravid Interactive - The Samaritan Paradox)

Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure - Stuck in Attic

The Pillars of the Earth: Book Three: Eye of the Storm - Daedalic Entertainment (From the makers of such games as The Whispered World, The Night of the Rabbit, Edna & Harvey, Anna's Quest, Deponia series and many more)

Guard Duty / Sick Chicken Studios - Estimated Release Date: 2018

Lorelai - Harvester Games (18+) (From the makers of such games as The Cat Lady and Downfall) The final game in Harvester Games' "Devil Came Through Here" horror adventure trilogy

Kinky Island - Screen 7 (16+)

Asylum - Senscape (From the makers of games such as Scratches and Serena) Estimated release date: Sep. 2018

The Poisoned Pawn: A Tex Murphy Adventure - Fan remake of Overseer turned "Act One of the Final Chapter" / Estimated release date : Early 2018

The Council / Big Bad Wolf - Episode 1-3 out now! (Out of 5)

The Last Crown: Blackenrock - Darkling Room (From the makers of such games as Dark Fall: Lost Souls and the Last Crown series)

Adventure: Welcome to the Genre - Akril15 (From the makers of such games as Adventure: The Inside Job and Adventure: All in the Game) / OUT NOW!

Trüberbrook - btf / Estimated release date: Late 2018

Unforeseen Incidents - Backwoods Entertainment / OUT NOW!

Lancelot's Hangover "Monkey Island meets Monty Python's Holy Grail" / OUT NOW!

Mage's Initiation - Himalaya Studios (From the makers of such games as Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine) / Estimated release date: 2018

Splittown - Super God / Estimated release date: 2018

Drawn Down - Studio Hazy / Estimated release date: Sep. 2018

Lona: Realm of Colors - Space Fox Studio / Estimated release date: Aug. 2018

A Night At Camp Ravenwood - Estimated release date: 2018

Rainswept - Frostwood Interactive / Estimated release date: Pushed back to Jan 2019 (If you want to support: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rainswept-a-murder-mystery-adventure-game-pc-software#/)

Blacksad - Co-Developed by Pendulo Studios and Ys Interactive / Estimated release date: Pushed back to 2019

Strangeland - Wormwood Studios / Estimated release date: 2018

and many many more! It's going to be a great year and am happy to share it with you all. Will keep adding periodically so keep watching!

 

[Cyber Caesar]

Thanks I'll check these out.

 

[TripleSun]

It's not glorious like the previous years that people have done (thread) but needed to get the ball rolling! 2018 is looking great with all the Adventure Game Studio games and such coming.

 

[fvng]

Illuminate this thread with screenshots man

 

[TripleSun]

Finished the beginnings of the thread, will add more tomorrow. Time to sleep (what it's 7:30am zzz)

Will make the images smaller when I wake up as I'll need to make room for more

 

[MilHombreLobo]

I like the look of all of these!

Due to my drawing skills, the one I'm working on currently looks like an episode of South Park...

 

[bravoguy]

Thanks!
Thread subscribed

There are some good games which I will check out soon.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Shame there won't be any LucasArts re-masters this year like the years previously a Monkey Island 3 HD version or a version on GOG would be MORE than welcome, maybe even a HD version of Loom? But that is out of the question....

 

[Comrade Crunch]

Really hoping Jacob Janerka's (Paradigm) Seinfeld point and click game comes out this year. Totally wishful thinking though since it's barely at the demo stage.

 

[TripleSun]

Paradigm is super underrated! The art style is simply amazing. Gonna be watching this guy from now on for sure. That Seinfeld game is actually a thing? Wow lol

Also, anyone know how to do the collapsing image thing I see on threads here? Where images are medium size but when you click on them, they enlarge? I wanna do that so I can include more games in my first post but not clog up the first page as much. Super new to doing threads lol

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Ooo awesome thanks for making this thread. Pnc games always go under the radar. This is the only way i can keep up

 

[Futaleufu]

Thank you for making this thread.

I just found out that Myst is playable in ScummVM.

 

[TripleSun]

If you all find a 2018 release PnC that you'd like added to the list, just let me know. I'm trying to find all I can besides the ones listed

[edit] Added a lot of other games today to the OP. Hope you all enjoy!

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Oh hells yes

 

[e0n]

A kickstarter game callled Lona: Realm of Colors is also expected to release in 2018.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Man theres something about pnc games that are just so charming and breathtaking

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Paradigm is super underrated! The art style is simply amazing. Gonna be watching this guy from now on for sure. That Seinfeld game is actually a thing? Wow lol

Also, anyone know how to do the collapsing image thing I see on threads here? Where images are medium size but when you click on them, they enlarge? I wanna do that so I can include more games in my first post but not clog up the first page as much. Super new to doing threads lol

I Thought the Seinfeld thing was just a mock up

 

[Comrade Crunch]

I Thought the Seinfeld thing was just a mock up

He's actually working on it, it's early days yet, but the game will come out some day.

 

[TripleSun]

People been doing those mock PnC game screenshots for various games so I never took them seriously but I always beg them to actually do them lol

@e0n thanks for the info! Added

If anyone is interested, this UK book store is doing this P&C art/interview book and releasing it worldwide! I put myself on the email list so hopefully I'll know more soon. Don't think I've been this excited for a book for quite a while.

https://twitter.com/bitmap_books/status/937978694433460224

 

[stranno]

Not a 2018 game but a game finally playable in 2018 (unless you know Japanese): Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip.

It has been recently translated into English. A great parody of The Wizard of Oz with Zelda's Tingle as main character.

Of course its a NDS game but Desmume or melonDS can do the job.

 

[Tizoc]

Looking forward to that PnC book from Bitmap. I'm going to order a 2nd tier if they offer artwork cards like their Neo Geo book.

Also Beneath a Steel Sky is good, made even more gooder (IMO) with this music enhancement-
https://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/con...-a-steel-sky-enhanced-soundtrack-for-scummvm/

 

[TripleSun]

Looking forward to that PnC book from Bitmap. I'm going to order a 2nd tier if they offer artwork cards like their Neo Geo book.

Also Beneath a Steel Sky is good, made even more gooder (IMO) with this music enhancement-
https://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/con...-a-steel-sky-enhanced-soundtrack-for-scummvm/

Wow, this'll be great for when I get around to actually starting this. Thanks!

[edit] Added another game to the list. One I've been waiting a long time for, hopefully it's coming soon!

 

[Tizoc]

BTW dunno if it's just me but I can't see any of your avatars, you may need to reupload them.

 

[Kadayi]

Nice. Looks like some good ones in the mix there. Added to watchlist.

 

[TripleSun]

March 13th is the release of King ART's The Raven remaster. Really surprised as that game isn't but a few years old. Seems some people didn't like it, but I felt some charm in it and enjoyed it for what it was

[edit] Added another game to the OP list

 

[Tizoc]

March 13th is the release of King ART's The Raven remaster. Really surprised as that game isn't but a few years old. Seems some people didn't like it, but I felt some charm in it and enjoyed it for what it was

[edit] Added another game to the OP list

Yo what. Do old owners of the game get a discount? Wouldn't mind replaying it via the remaster.

 

[TripleSun]

Yo what. Do old owners of the game get a discount? Wouldn't mind replaying it via the remaster.

No info on that at the moment but it sure will be pretty. If they do a discount, I might pick it up.

 

[Labadal]

Seems like there are many cool upcoming adventure games.

Subbed.

 

[TripleSun]

New Guard Duty update! http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=51383.msg636580208#msg636580208

 

[TripleSun]

First game in the OP to be released this year! -Adventure: Welcome to the Genre- It is free and link is down below. These are amazing games and I'm excited to jump into this one. By the way, this is the third in the series. The Inside Job (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1095/) being the first and All In The Game (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1439/) being the sequel to that.

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2231/

 

[janserra]

3 Minutes to Midnight first trailer

 

[Randy Monk]

I'm currently playing the Gabriel Knight remaster. It feels a bit easy because the puzzles were really ingrained from my previous play throughs. They could've added a new puzzle or 2 every day to keep things fresh. Other than that, the story has held up really well other than Gabriel being a pre-Tinder sleazy pick up artist wannabe.

 

[SubdivisionCG]

Some really good stuff in here, must check these out!

 

[Tizoc]

I'm currently playing the Gabriel Knight remaster. It feels a bit easy because the puzzles were really ingrained from my previous play throughs. They could've added a new puzzle or 2 every day to keep things fresh. Other than that, the story has held up really well other than Gabriel being a pre-Tinder sleazy pick up artist wannabe.

IMO the original game is better thanks in part to the voice acting. The new voice actors just kinda ruin it for me sadly. Plus I don't really like the 3D Models in the remake much.

 

[TripleSun]

Nice add of the 3 Minutes trailer. Saw it yesterday. Looks like it won't be out until next year but I'm loving the graphics. Hope the KS goes well

Also looks like Unforseen Incidents which originally had a Feb. 1st release date was pushed back to "Spring 2018" for new animations and other bug fixes. Really want to play it but admire their want to have it be perfect before release

http://cliqist.com/2018/01/18/unforeseen-incidents-gets-foreseen-delay-polish/

 

[TripleSun]

Added Blacksad to the OP list. It's Pendulo's next game set to be published by Microids before end of year

 

[TripleSun]

Has anyone played The Adventures of Nick & Willikins? I've heard great things for being a free game. Animation and models look great and fully voiced. Next on my play list

https://pinheadgames.itch.io/nickwillikins

 

[Fuz]

Questions.

- I just finished Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment. Really good detective game, even considering its shortcomings and design flaws. Years ago I also played The Awakened (I'm a sucker for both detective stories and Cthulhu mythos). Is The Devil's Daughter any good? I don't like the characters redesign and the new voices, tbh. also, is The Testament worth a playthrough?
I might add, I always thought that those Holmes games were subpar (for no reason - don't ask me why), and you can see the low budget problems here and there.

- The Pillars of the Earth: Are those games any good? They have a nice art style, don't know the books.

Edit: Oooooh boy, I just saw a video of TPotE. Has that cheap "animated with flash" feeling that's a huge turnoff for me. Art style is really good, toh. :\

 

[llien]

Thanks for the great thread, OP!
Subscribed.

 

[Mr. Grumpy]

Wonderful thread.

Unfortunately, these games never seem to make any sense to me but I'm going to subscribe anyway just incase something catches my attention.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Questions.

- I just finished Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment. Really good detective game, even considering its shortcomings and design flaws. Years ago I also played The Awakened (I'm a sucker for both detective stories and Cthulhu mythos). Is The Devil's Daughter any good? I don't like the characters redesign and the new voices, tbh. also, is The Testament worth a playthrough?
I might add, I always thought that those Holmes games were subpar (for no reason - don't ask me why), and you can see the low budget problems here and there.

- The Pillars of the Earth: Are those games any good? They have a nice art style, don't know the books.

Edit: Oooooh boy, I just saw a video of TPotE. Has that cheap "animated with flash" feeling that's a huge turnoff for me. Art style is really good, toh. :\

I've played all three of these (with my wife; most of my adventure gaming is with her, as it's a genre we can enjoy together and discuss).

Crimes and Punishments was my favorite by a significant margin, as it introduced some excellent new ideas (particularly the bit where you scan a suspect / person for details) and offered the most polished experience. I'd consider this game, despite some minor issues, to be the pinnacle of Frogware's Sherlock work.

Testament is worth playing, but often feels much more like an odd budget-priced game, sometimes having sequences that are little more than filler and fetching items; I recall that one section just bored us for several nights. That being said, it contains some interesting narrative developments and quite a few decent puzzles as I recall (more "direct" puzzles than Crimes & Punishments, where it all tended to be situational). It also has a very unusual twist at the end which is worth reaching, because it takes a brave step by adding something entirely new to the Sherlock mythos which has no correlate in the original stories.

...and in The Devil's Daughter, they take and expand upon that story thread left dangling in Testament (oddly, it made no appearance in C&P even though that intervened between these); so if you don't play the earlier game, you'll be very confused as to the presence of a certain character that is decidedly non-canon. My problems with The Devil's Daughter closely mirror your concerns: the changes to the characters are decidedly not my taste. Sherlock now looks like John Hamm, and Watson looks like a cross between Jude Law and someone else. The voices have changed as well, which is fine in the case of Watson, but if you're like me you'll quickly miss the old Sherlock actor who had a much more intellectual and even slyly sarcastic way of speaking, whereas this new actor takes everything rather sincerely and straight. It's strange that they changed the characters so dramatically while directly continuing the story innovation from the end of Testament.

The game is beautiful at times, and you can freely roam large areas of London; some cases drag on, while others are at times rather exciting. Unfortunately, while they retained most of the investigation elements from the prior game (scanning persons, etc), there is a new emphasis on action sequences that are generally unnecessary. Overall, it was a cinematic experience with some great moments, but didn't come together well as a detective / adventure game and was generally a disappointment for me after Crimes & Punishments. But still worth playing, particularly given the lack of anything comparable on the market. It feels like they wanted to make something other than a Sherlock game... and in fact they are now making a historical mystery game now (with a similar feel but new characters) and putting their Sherlock license on hold, so I guess that confirms it.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Any fans here of the classic 1992 outing: KGB? Recently saw an upload of it on youtube, briefly, the Amiga version sounds a lot better compared to the PC version....

 

[TripleSun]

Good to see people still here! About a week ago I received the update on the Bitmap Books PnC interview book. Pre-orders will begin 04/02 at 7am BST (British Standard Time) which I think is 2am EST. They ship internationally. There will be a special collectors edition that will only last during preorder time. Here is the excerpt "For the Collector's Edition, the book will come housed within a DOS-style card box. The outer of the box features artwork by Paul Conway (The Darkside Detective). Inside is the book and a: Dial-A-Interview Code Wheel, USB Floppy Disk containing a PDF of the book, Grog Plastic Beer Coaster and a Magnetic Talkie Game. The whole box is then shrink wrapped. The Collector’s Edition is priced at £49.99 (Approx USD$70) and is strictly limited to the pre-order period which ends as soon as the book is released in the late summer." Standard Edition will be £29.99 (Approx USD$42). 460 pages long (Wow!) Printed on high quality silk paper so the images "pop". Will be "hardback with fabric bookmark ribbons and a silver metallic logo on the cover."

I am pre-ordering the Standard Edition as soon as it goes on sale. That is a thick book. Interviews, nostalgia artwork and much more. Seriously can't wait.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Has anyone played Chuchel yet, the recently-released latest game from Amanita Design?

http://amanita-design.net/games/chuchel.html

My wife & I adore their prior games -- particularly Machinarium and above all Samorost 3, which has easily the most beautiful area & sound design out the point & click games we've played from all eras. This one looks a bit different, however, and the humor-based tone is putting me off a bit from an early purchase.

 

[Fuz]

Good to see people still here! About a week ago I received the update on the Bitmap Books PnC interview book. Pre-orders will begin 04/02 at 7am BST (British Standard Time) which I think is 2am EST. They ship internationally. There will be a special collectors edition that will only last during preorder time. Here is the excerpt "For the Collector's Edition, the book will come housed within a DOS-style card box. The outer of the box features artwork by Paul Conway (The Darkside Detective). Inside is the book and a: Dial-A-Interview Code Wheel, USB Floppy Disk containing a PDF of the book, Grog Plastic Beer Coaster and a Magnetic Talkie Game. The whole box is then shrink wrapped. The Collector’s Edition is priced at £49.99 (Approx USD$70) and is strictly limited to the pre-order period which ends as soon as the book is released in the late summer." Standard Edition will be £29.99 (Approx USD$42). 460 pages long (Wow!) Printed on high quality silk paper so the images "pop". Will be "hardback with fabric bookmark ribbons and a silver metallic logo on the cover."

I am pre-ordering the Standard Edition as soon as it goes on sale. That is a thick book. Interviews, nostalgia artwork and much more. Seriously can't wait.

Yeah I'm gonna buy it as soon as it's out. I already have the C=64 and Amiga books and they're great. Price is a little steep for the special edition, toh...

 

[TripleSun]

Yeah I'm gonna buy it as soon as it's out. I already have the C=64 and Amiga books and they're great. Price is a little steep for the special edition, toh...

Yeah, I love what they're doing but when you convert it to USD it's a tad too high for my liking, considering shipping fees too.. SE is nice too. They made it a lot bigger than I was thinking. It sounds like a living room table tome.

This will be my first book from them, but quality seems top notch. Good to hear you enjoy their stuff.

 

[TripleSun]

Bitmap has their Point & Click book pre-order page up for some extra photos of the final design a few days early. Looks like they will ship 8/2018 and once again preorders start Monday morning.

https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-art-of-point-click-adventure-games-1

"The book will feature 12 in-depth interviews and around 30 smaller ones."

That USB floppy disk is hilarious for the LE

 

[TripleSun]

Looks like the next game from Wormwood Studios is nearing completion and here is the announcement blog entry. If you played Primordia, you'll likely have an idea about how this game will play out with he dreary theme/colors and all. It looks fabulous. I will add this to the original post as it seems it'll likely be a 2018 release.

http://www.wormwoodstudios.com/2018/03/announcing-strangeland.html

 

[Fuz]

Oh nice, I really liked Primordia.

 

[TripleSun]

Horror/Mystery PnC called Saint Kotar demo and kickstarter coming Spring 2018 (pushed back from 4/10). Loving the art so far. Dev is from Croatia

Blog entry on the delay http://www.tanaisgames.com/blog-post/is-failure-bad

Pre-alpha footage from late 2017 in the video down below